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WIC Kitchen: Get kids to eat their veggies with these delicious dishes

In these times, with families struggling with grocery bills and also having the desire to do better for the planet, food waste is becoming a more prominent topic.   According to the Environmental Protection Agency, one third of all food in the United States goes uneaten. EPA data also shows an estimate that in 2019, about 96% of wasted food ended up in landfills, combustion facilities or down a drain into a sewer system.   Composting can help, but the first step to lowering food waste is to be mindful when shopping and also to tackle leftovers that do end up in ...

Emergency shelter transition to be complete by early September

MORGANTOWN — The hand-off of the emergency shelter in Hazel’s House of Hope from Bartlett Housing Solutions to Catholic Charities West Virginia is on pace to be complete in the next three-to-four weeks.  Catholic Charities President and CEO Mark Phillips told The Dominion Post ...

City awards bid to clear Richwood development area

MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown, the Monongalia County Development Authority, the Monongalia County Commission, WVU and various stakeholders have spent three-plus years laying the groundwork for the 10-acre Richwood redevelopment.  The time has finally come to clear the ...

Rabies oral vaccine bait drop dates set for August

Five years ago, Monongalia County Health Department hosted a group of wildlife staffers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Elkins to discuss rabies.  Cases had been creeping up and, at the same time, the area treated by the USDA’s oral rabies vaccine (ORV) distribution program had mostly been moved away from Monongalia County.  MCHD officials asked the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to move the program, in which the ORV baits are dropped from aircraft over specific areas, back to Monongalia County.  The USDA agreed and ...

Griefshare has been helping people cope for over 25 years

KINGWOOD — For 25 years, GriefShare has been helping people find comfort after the loss of a loved one.   Dr. Fred Conley, Pastor Jonathan Nettles and counselor Maureen Durst have been offering the 13-week program to county residents for a year.   “I was a doctor for 42 years and didn’t know this program existed. The local funeral home was excited to find out the program existed. They didn’t know about it either. I found out after my wife passed away and someone gave me a pamphlet,” Conley said. “Maureen and I attended GriefShare, and I felt called by ...